Historians honored for work

Oct. 24, 2009

Written by

Jenn Rowell

Area historians were recog­nized recently by the Air Force Historical Foundation for their efforts in correcting a historical error in an account of the first two Tuskegee Airmen killed in combat.

Wesley Newton, a former pro­fessor at Auburn University, had written an article about 1st Lt. Sherman White Jr. of Mont­gomery for the Alabama Heri­tage journal several years ago.

After talking with Jerome En­nels and Joseph Caver, histo­rians at the Air Force Historical Research Agency at Maxwell Air Force Base, the three decid­ed to do an article on the first two Tuskegee Airmen lost in ...